The top 10 stories in IT last week

9.Tim Berners-Lee criticizes Web leaders: Tim Berners-Lee in a lengthy essay for Scientific American took aim at Apple, Google, Facebook, Verizon and ISPs, among others, for actions that he thinks could harm the Web, creating "fragmented islands" that could mean users "lose the freedom to connect with whichever Web sites we want."

10.TSA and the freedom thing: We're the problem: A storm of protest has arisen in the U.S. as the Transportation Security Administration put tougher passenger screening measures into place, including the choice in some cases of travelers either submitting to a body scan or an "enhanced" pat down.